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Taught for 15+ years. Started within Yorkshire now enjoying the delights of International teaching. Starting to enjoy making resources

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Taught for 15+ years. Started within Yorkshire now enjoying the delights of International teaching. Starting to enjoy making resources
Mixed Tree Diagram questions and treasure hunts
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Mixed Tree Diagram questions and treasure hunts

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Tree diagrams worksheet and 2 treasure hunts. These are all basically the same questions just different formats giving you the choice of how you want your pupils to access the tasks The worksheet has 11 questions with the answers on the end they steadily increase in complexity and involve careful thought. the treasure hunts are 10 of the questions from the worksheet, one of the hunt has a tree diagram drawn, the other doesn't. Both are in A4 landscape format in bright easy to read colours. hope you enjoy please leave feedback
Compound Area Challenge with functional extension
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Compound Area Challenge with functional extension

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Compound areas involving rectangles, squares, circles, semi-circles and triangles 2 worksheets one of which has hints one which doesn't extension is a functional task involving the money and drawing a conclusion on whether there is enough money to do all the jobs. Answers given hope it is useful feedback is appreciated
Dividing in a ratio
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Dividing in a ratio

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Dividing amounts in a ratio matching activity no units of measure involved to slightly increase challenge answers included
Expanding Double Brackets
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Expanding Double Brackets

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The second lesson on expanding brackets- Expanding Double Brackets The methods FOIL and GRID are used with 2 clear examples for each Differentiated work with answers built into the presentation Discussion activity on how to approach 3 brackets included Understanding checks built in including Jigsaw and matching activities that can be done individually or in pairs/small groups Hope you enjoy, please leave feedback for more check out my shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/commuter
Treasure Hunts- all the fraction operations
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Treasure Hunts- all the fraction operations

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adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing fractions and mixed numbers 8 fraction treasure hunts all in one place for your convenience plus 2 angles in polygons treasure hunts all on A4 yellow background easily adaptable to A5 hope you enjoy please leave feedback
Multiple choice 23 - adding and subtracting directed numbers
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Multiple choice 23 - adding and subtracting directed numbers

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Another little activity for AFL, revision, starter or a plenary. Works well with mini whiteboards and adaptable to voting systems. Can easily be printed off for class use. Aimed at KS2 and KS3 multiple choice activity with adding and subtracting directed numbers. Hope you find it useful Please leave feedback
Unlock the safe- Algebra and Geometry
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Unlock the safe- Algebra and Geometry

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Revision task aimed at KS3 and KS4 covering properties of shapes, areas, constructing equations, angle properties and solving equations. 2 different tasks on the powerpoint easy to print and cut out if you want individual work or to do on the IWB if you want whole class discussion. Many thanks to MC for their help with this please leave feedback Hope you find it useful
Challenging Pythagoras problems
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Challenging Pythagoras problems

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5 questions which hopefully you will find challenging and extend your pupils aimed at stronger pupils just encountering the topic and for a recap for older pupils hope you enjoy, please leave feedback for more please look at my shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/commuter answers included
Roots of Quadratics- Sum and Products
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Roots of Quadratics- Sum and Products

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Aimed at KS5 pupils and pupils doing further maths IGCSE full lesson with ppt and worksheets (worksheets are from SRWhitehouse thanks for posting them as the work set in the PPT relates to Edexcel IGCSE Further Pure Maths text book) PPt has full worked examples, starter on finding the descriminant and finding how many roots a quadratic has). Introduces the roots and sums and products. Opportunity for group discussion with full work examples. (amended one slide 03/11)
End of year 8 Maths quiz
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End of year 8 Maths quiz

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6 rounds of questions 4 Maths:- Number, Algebra, Shape and Statistics 1 General Knowledge 1 Picture round easy to adapt all questions, The Maths is aimed at year 8 pupils answers provided in the ppt after all the questions a bit of fun including some maths for the end of the term (in the general knowledge round there are 2 questions aimed at the pupils I currently teach in Kazakhstan but these are easy to adapt to whichever country you are in) there is also a year 7 and an year 9 quiz hope you enjoy please leave feedback
Treasure Hunt subtracting mixed numbers
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Treasure Hunt subtracting mixed numbers

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Treasure Hunt activity on subtracting mixed fractions great as a starter activity or as an in lesson task. Works well with the other fractions treasure hunts. Great for KS3 and KS4 Printed on A4 portrait so easy to adapt to A5. Bright and colourful (yellow backgrounds) hope you enjoy Please leave feedback
Treasure Hunt- time calculations 3
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Treasure Hunt- time calculations 3

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Treasure Hunt activity, time calculations. If you set off at time A and the journey took B hours when did you arrive. great as a starter or short task works well with time calculations 1 and 2 designed with yellow background and visible colours on A4. Easily adaptable Hope you enjoy please leave feedback thanks
exponentials 3- e and continuous change
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exponentials 3- e and continuous change

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aimed at KS5 pupils, developed for my IB Standard Level class it covers the exponential function and continuous change. full worked examples and questions with answers included in the ppt works well with the other lessons on exponentials. hope you enjoy please leave feedback, cheers